Craig Monroe isn't Very Good at Baseball

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Okay, fine, the Twins paid 3.8 million for a guy who can hit very, very well - but only when Joey Blanton is pitching.

3-4, a double, a homerun, 3 rbi (and a strikeout, of course).

A great night for C-Mo - a great night for the Twins.

Again, I will reiterate, I would love it if Monroe's signing turned out to be a good thing. I would love it if he won Comeback Player of the Year. Love. It.

This is just one game however. Talk to me in August when he is OPSing .213

For now, after last night, and considering he still has only had a handful of plate appearances and therefore one great night can really affect his stats, anyway after last night his stats are looking, well, Comeback Player of the Year-ish:

.300/.364/.533

4 RBI13 Ks (back to earth stat).

Sidenote: I freaking hate west coast road trips. I had to turn the game off at 11 because I couldn't keep my eyes open. Lame.

04/18, against Cleveland, 0-3 with a strike out. Nice!04/19, against Cleveland, 2-3 with a double and a strike out. TWO FOR THREE!!! WOW!04/20, against Cleveland, 0-1 in his first pinch hitting appearance in a Twins kit.

Year to date: .231/.310/.346

OPS+: 68

Peaking at Monroe's postseason stats, I notice that in the 2006 ALCS, he went 6-14 with 3 walks, a home run, and 4 rbi. .429/.529/.786. A small sample size, yes, but like all hitters, he can get hot in a short series. That does not make him worth 3.8 million dollars however.

Some players (Lew Ford, I am looking at you) can have one good half of a season and use that to keep them in the bigs much, much longer than they deserve to be. C-Mo had one good post season series and turned that into a 3.8 million dollar deal with the Twins. Awesome. Good for him.

OBP: .318. A solid .15 higher than his career average. Yep, that's right, you think C-Mo sucks now, but he is usually a little bit worse.

It will be interesting to see what happens when Cuddyer comes back, considering the way Span is playing. (.300, .391, .300) Will Craig Monroe be riding the bus back to Rochester? Kubel now owns the DH spot, even against lefties, so unless the Twins front office would prefer Span start everyday, which he would in triple A, the fourth outfielder spot is definitely his.

Monday, April 14, 2008

Yes, I know it is early for this following, but humor me: if he continues at this current pace, C-Mo will get 243 plate appearances this season. Which means the Twins will be paying him $15,637 per plate appearance. That's Miguel Cabrera money.

The Scoop

Update:Check back for daily updates of Craig Monroe's terribleness at baseball!Update: The Twins signed Craig Monroe to a one year, $3.8 million deal. The goal of this blog is now up in the air.

On November 13, 2007, my favorite baseball club, The Minnesota Twins, traded a player to be named later to the Chicago Cubs for Craig Monroe.Craig Monroe, in my opinion, an opinion that 98% of the world's population agrees with, is not a very good baseball player, and it would be a real detriment to the already cash-strapped Twins if they signed him to a deal.It is the goal of this blog to ensure that that does not happen. Thanks for visiting.